Baltimore Police Sergeant Keith McNeill, a 19-year veteran of the department, remains in critical condition as of Sunday afternoon.

The man wanted by police in the shooting of an officer in east Baltimore Friday evening has turned himself in Sunday.

"A member of our police family was shot last (Friday) night in a cowardly act of violence," Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said.

The off-duty officer, identified on Saturday as 19-year veteran Sgt. Keith McNeill, was shot around 7 p.m. in the 1900 block of Belair Road, where he was targeted while running errands, Batts said. Bullet holes riddled the driver's side window of his personal pickup truck and McNeill was shot in the upper torso.

Batts named Gregg Thomas, 34, who is 6 feet 1 inch tall and 169 pounds as a suspect in the case. Batts said Thomas has a history of violence in the city and was considered armed and dangerous.

Thomas turned himself in to police Sunday evening.

State court records show Thomas has been in and out of prison since early 2000s and he has faced charges of murder and attempted murder.

"Gregg Thomas is a coward. In early 2000, he took a human life, he went to prison for an amount of time, he got out early, he ambushed my officer. Gregg Thomas is a coward," Batts said.

Batts said he got a thumbs up when he visited McNeill Saturday night and talked with him about giving him some chocolate chip cookies, the sergeant's favorite, when he gets out of the hospital.

Deputy Police Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez said Friday night officers were following up on leads in this case.

"This has hurt us tremendously. This is a much beloved member of the force who many of us knew and worked with and it has affected us very deeply. The Police Department has been shaken when it's this close to home," Rodriguez said.

McNeill remains at Shock Trauma in critical but stable condition. Batts said McNeill was responsive when he last spoke with him at his bedside. Batts said Dr. Thomas Scalea, the lead surgeon, was cautiously optimistic and said McNeill has a long, long road to go.

McNeill is married with a son.

Police have yet to establish a motive.

Thomas' brother, Lamont, was arrested Wednesday for alleged drug running. Batts questioned how his mother, who lives in public housing, managed to bail him out. Batts said Lamont Thomas' drug case is not related to the shooting of the sergeant.